Chapter 157
Chapter 157
Everyone’s spirits soared. They looked over and saw the sword in Rob’s hands. Its entire body was scarlet like the blazing sun, interwoven with fine streams of flowing golden patterns. Its edge was unmatched.
At the junction between blade and hilt was a circular hollow, as though another treasure had yet to be added.
“For now, we can only call the initial forging a success.” Rob’s expression was solemn. He approached Zhou Ming and offered the sword horizontally before him. “But I cannot be certain it will withstand the God-Demon Orb, which surpasses god tier…”
With numerous pieces of god-tier ore fused together and the divine-smith-level craftsmanship of the chieftain of the Dwarves, creating a top-grade divine artifact had been practically guaranteed.
The true difficulty lay in making that top-grade divine artifact withstand the God-Demon Orb’s power and advance into a weapon beyond god tier.
“Thank you for your hard work!”
Zhou Ming accepted the “half-finished product.” He could feel a mighty, tyrannical force flow through his arm and pour into his body. The power surged like a vast river, strong enough to make his combat strength skyrocket.
If he did not grow greedy, a top-grade divine artifact would already be enough!
But…
Some ideas had taken root in his mind. Giving up without attempting to realize them would leave him unwilling to accept the outcome.
With a thought, Zhou Ming removed the God-Demon Orb from his inventory. He hesitated no longer and embedded it into the divine weapon.
BOOM!!
Terrifying energy erupted from the God-Demon Orb.
Compared to it, the pressure radiated by the gods and Demon Gods was not worth mentioning!
Zhou Ming’s vision blurred. He vaguely saw a battle like an apocalyptic catastrophe, two forces spread throughout a sea of stars attacking each other with moves powerful enough to destroy heaven and earth.
Torrential killing intent surged toward him, attempting to drown his reason and drive him into madness until he became a machine that knew only slaughter.
Without sufficient Mental Resistance, Zhou Ming’s defenses would have collapsed with ease.
“Wake up!”
Qianying shouted at precisely the right moment. She pressed a snow-white palm against Zhou Ming’s back and lent him her strength.
Ding!~
[System Notification: You have received the protection of Divine Ember Queen · Qianying. Mental Resistance +20%. Duration: 5 minutes!]
“This is bad! The various energies within the God-Demon Orb are fighting back. It refuses to fuse with the divine weapon!”
“Brother Zhou, wake up at once!”
Seeing this, the others intervened as well.
Each used their own power to strengthen Zhou Ming’s resistance against mental attacks.
Ding!~
[System Notification: You have received the protection of Sword Saint · Ye Zhibei. Mental Resistance +20%. Duration: 5 minutes!]
Ding!~
[System Notification: You have received…]
…
His Mental Resistance rose wildly.
Zhou Ming held the God-Demon Orb in one hand and the divine weapon in the other, struggling to embed the former into the latter. The process was excruciatingly difficult.
Crack!
Fine fractures appeared along the blade. It seemed unable to bear the strain.
Rumble…
At the same time, tribulation clouds filled the sky.
This was divine condemnation drawn by the weapon beyond god tier!
Some will within this world refused to permit such an object to exist. This time, it clearly intended to act in earnest, and the pressure it brought far surpassed anything before.
“!!!!”
Everyone observing Snowflake Town was stunned by the scene.
“He’s trying to create a weap… a weapon beyond god tier!” the gods exclaimed in horror.
Despite his weak strength, Zhouyou Shijie repeatedly accomplished unbelievable feats!
This time, his actions had already exceeded the limits of their understanding!
“Perfect!”
Greed blazed in Emperor of the East · Long Kun’s eyes. “The god-tier powerhouses have stopped destroying the construction. This is our opportunity!”
“He must die here!” Wu Xing said, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
“Are all players from the Eastern Region this terrifying?” Heiwang, who had returned after his defeat, watched the scene with a sense of helplessness. He had spent months painstakingly developing as a player, yet felt as though he had not even begun.
Ding!~
[System Notification: Attention! You are currently fusing the [God-Demon Orb] with [Unnamed] (God Tier). Because this method of fusion has an extremely low probability of success, the exact success rate cannot be determined!]
The system notification suddenly rang in Zhou Ming’s ears.
Ignoring everyone’s comments and advice, Zhou Ming’s veins bulged across his forehead, his face twisted with exertion. “I am your master! If I tell you to fuse, then you will… fuse!!”
The probability was so low the system could not even display it?
Like he gave a damn!
BOOM!!
Zhou Ming used every ounce of strength to force the God-Demon Orb into the divine weapon. Cracks spread across the latter at terrifying speed.
It was going to shatter!
Everyone’s heart rose into their throat.
Ding!~
[System Notification: You have used the talent [Sovereign’s Descent], successfully copying the talent [Fortune Shines Bright] from Celestial Sacred Beast · Xiaoyou and increasing its rank by 1!]
Ding!~
[System Notification: Your talent has transformed into [Lady Luck] (SSS Rank)!]
…
“Xiaoyou, help me!” Zhou Ming roared. His long hair whipped wildly as invisible sword qi carved wounds across his body.
“Chirp, chirp!”
Xuanniao spread its wings and took flight. Seven-colored energy drifted down from its tail feathers.
Ding!~
[System Notification: Your pet, Celestial Sacred Beast · Xuanniao, has used the talent [Fortune Shines Bright]. The success rate of your next action has increased by 1,000 times!]
Ding!~
[System Notification: You have used the talent [Lady Luck] and received Lady Luck’s favor. The success rate of your next probability-based action has increased by 10,000 times!]
…
“?!”
The players had never witnessed anything like this. They stared dumbfounded, their jaws hanging open.
A terrifying power of fortune acted beyond the reach of their naked eyes, helping the two objects fuse.
Clang!
Brilliant sword light erupted from the weapon. It temporarily escaped Zhou Ming’s control and flew into the air, its point aimed at the heavens.
Crack!
Lightning condensed within the ink-black tribulation clouds and crashed downward. As thick as a water snake, the bolt struck the divine weapon directly. Dense electric currents wrapped around the blade in an attempt to destroy it, but the sword merely trembled and scattered every trace of lightning.
Crack! Crack! Crack!…
Ten thousand bolts galloped across the sky.
The heavenly tribulation struck the blade again and again.
“Why does a game have people undergoing tribulations like immortal cultivators?”
“Holy shit! Is Zhouyou Shijie trying to forge an invincible weapon and conquer the entire server?”
The livestream chat flooded with identical reactions.
“Forget conquering the server. He’s trying to break through the dimensional wall!” Gaibang Laoda, who could likewise only watch from a distance through the recording, had extremely complicated feelings.
He knew a great deal, yet could not even see the man’s back anymore.
Could one person truly dominate every server from the very beginning of Destiny, then return to reality carrying a Peerless sword?
Such a legend was almost too unbelievable to imagine.
Zhou Ming looked up at the weapon empowered by the God-Demon Orb. It endured a total of nine lightning strikes without suffering the slightest damage. Instead, its original cracks gradually repaired themselves. The blade even fused completely with the God-Demon Orb, making it impossible to easily remove the latter again.
As though recognizing its efforts were futile, the tribulation clouds slowly dispersed after the repeated bombardment. Golden sunlight once more fell upon the world.
The sword seemed to possess a spirit. When a god-tier powerhouse approached and tried to seize its hilt, it darted away, foiling the attempt before swiftly returning to Zhou Ming.
The blade glowed red in his vision. It was approximately three feet and seven inches long and resembled a mass of flame. A cold gleam flowed across it, radiating unmatched sharpness.
“Congratulations, Brother Zhou!”
“Congratulations, leader of the Hope Faction!”
After a moment of stunned silence, everyone offered their congratulations.
From this day forward, a weapon beyond god tier would exist upon the Destiny Continent!
“I thank you all for your assistance…”
Zhou Ming’s emotions surged, color filling his face. When he reached out and grasped the weapon, he felt his strength increase explosively.
Countless gazes filled with envy and jealousy converged upon him, as though those eyes alone could kill and tear him to pieces.
“A divine artifact can recognize its master through blood,” Rob said. “This one will be no exception!”
Zhou Ming understood. He lightly drew his palm across the blade, leaving blood upon the edge. The sword slowly absorbed it, completing the binding.
The next second, a heavenly system chime rang out, stirring his blood.
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